The new head of the Lutheran World Federation says the visit by Pope Francis to Sweden for the joint commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation marked a “turning point” in relations between the two world communions.

Pope Francis has urged members of the National Council of Churches of Taiwan to continue in their work to educate young generations “in the art of dialogue, so that they can become protagonists of a much-needed culture of harmony and reconciliation”.

Pope Francis addressed participants in an Interreligious and Ecumenical Meeting for Peace on Friday, which took place in the Archbishop of Dhaka's residence on the second day of the Pope's Apostolic Journey to Bangladesh.

The Catholic University of Notre Dame in the U.S. state of Indiana has hosted an ecumenical prayer service focused on remembrance, reconciliation and unity, marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

Christians of different denominations gather in London’s Westminster Abbey to mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation and to witness the Anglican Communion's affirmation of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.